One player, however, was actually scientific about it. By finding a bias in wheel, after "charting" it for 5,000 spins, he made thousands betting on just one or two numbers. When a number comes up, it pays 35 to 1. One of numbers, because of manufacturing imperfections or whatever reason, was coming up 1 in 27 spins, instead of average 1 in 38 spins.

He bet $10 a spin, and he profited $80 for every 27 spins of wheel in long run. That's about $100 per hour. The ups and downs were dramatic though, so this is not for faint-hearted. I saw this player lose as much as $700 in a night, but he later confided that he profitted over $80,000 before casino changed wheel.

Making Money With Real Estate

Making money with real estate isn't unusual, of course, but there are less common ways to do it. There was a man, for example, who went around optioning hilltops. If owner wanted $30,000 for land, this invester might offer $300 for an option to buy property at full price ($30,000) within six months. The sellers liked idea of getting full price, or just keeping $300.

Next, he contacted radio stations, police departments, and cell phone companies that might need a hill to put a radio tower on. It is common practice to lease properties on ten-year or longer leases, for tax reasons. Once investor got a lease signed, it was relatively simple to get a bank to lend money for purchase.

He might have payments of $200 per month until loan is paid. The radio station puts up tower, and rents hilltop for $350 per month. Total risk? If he doesn't find an interested party, he walks away, losing $300 option fee. He succeeded often enough to afford a few losses.

More Strange Ways To Make Money

You can, of course have a strange job as a way to make money. I wouldn't want to be an "Odor Judger," who gets to smell armpits all day to help make deodorants that work. Being a "Chicken Sexer," isn't as bad as it sounds, however. This jobs just involves sorting through baby chicks to determine if they are male or female. Now, being a recliner tester for Lazy Boy Company - that sounds like a great job.

4. Our in-person meetings are fun. We meet in a different place each month, and it has become as much a social event as an educational opportunity.

5. You can invite an occasional guest. Your group can become an event that guests ask to be invited to. However, be careful with this. Guests may inhibit open exchange that has been created.

6. Keep it Small and Simple. Groups of 5 or 6 work best. More than that and you may find two meetings going on at same time.

7. Discuss and Decide a policy for disclosure in very beginning. My in-person group openly discusses details of our company with understanding that our "inside" "secrets" are never discussed outside of our group. The online group is not as open online. If we have a serious issue, we will make a point of calling each other and discussing our issues off-line.

8. You might want to consider a facilitator to keep group on target and on task. You learn to facilitate by doing it.

Follow this simple guideline; you will have a highly successful mastermind group and you will see your business GROW!

Excerpted from The PMS Principles - Powerful Marketing Strategies to Grow Your Business © 2005 - Heidi Richards